Sony STR-DE897/S Audio/Video Receiver (Silver)

by Sony

Product Details

Product Manual [2.55mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 21 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 35 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00022RVA8
• Item model number: STR-DE897/S
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,491 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The new STR-DE897/S Audio/Video Receiver features a 32-bit Dolby® Digital, Dolby Pro® Logic and dts® Decoder, a Digital Cinema Sound¿ System, 30 Station Presets and a 32-bit DSP with 13 Acoustic Environments. Keep your components connected with the STR-DE897/S.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!, June 19, 2005

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S. Pendergast "gadget freak" (Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony STR-DE897/S Audio/Video Receiver (Silver) (Electronics)

I purchased this receiver with Sony's SA-VE367T 7.1 speaker system. Circuit City offered a package deal and a great price. I had been wanting to upgrade to 7.1 but wasn't willing to spend thousands my first go-round. Biggest tip: BUY THE BEST QUALITY A/V CABLES YOU CAN AFFORD!! I went with Monster's products and the difference was truly amazing. I wasn't a believer until after getting everything wired up and connected. It does take some time getting all the parameters (such as speaker distance, etc.) set up, but it is time well spent. I have a 52" widescreen DLP HD tv /w component and DVI inputs. The receiver can do all the switching save for the DVI inputs. Not a big deal as only my DVD/SACD player is connected this way, so the audio routes to the receiver and the video directly to the tv. However my HD digital cable and Hi-Fi VCR all connect through the unit. The receiver even upconverts RCA type video to a higher quality S-video signal. Unless I'm heading out to a newer built theater complex, I prefer to watch movies at home as the sound is much superior to older theaters. My neighbor has a new BOSE system that he spent almost 3 grand on; I can't hear any significant sound difference and I'm pretty picky. The remote works great and it can learn the commands of all your other remotes if the codes aren't pre-loaded. You just have to remember what buttons you assigned to what functions if there isn't a similar name! I'm now considering a touch screen remote that you can download different screens and codes for all your remotes and you configure it with your pc. Again, a great product for the money; just pony up the $$ for high quality cables!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NEAT!!!, May 26, 2005

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Frank (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony STR-DE897/S Audio/Video Receiver (Silver) (Electronics)

This is my 3 Sony receiver and they have all worked flawlessly. This one replaces a lower rung Sony 5.1 receiver. This is my first in the silver color and it is stunning, with the front having a brushed aluminum look. It compliments all the other components that seem to have turned silver overnight. This receiver has tons of inputs for everything. You can plug in SACD capable dvd players and send analog output to another receiver and independently switch output to it from another source you have plugged into it.

I especially like the front optical input- I have a x-box connected up to play jukebox music from it. It would be a hassle to fuss around in the back of the unit to do this with my rack system. I have not yet tried the 7.1 sound but the 5.1 is stunning-this receiver deserves good speaker wire- 16-gauge at least-and good speakers. I have not tried switching video signals yet into it, but this unit is caplable of using all types-composite-S-video-component.

Found the setup and programming to be fairly easy-but the instruction manual written by Sony is poorly written-just like on my previous Sony receiver-Wake up-Sony!!! The unit is fairly heavy and deep-I hope that equates with power and dependability.
For the price this thing is a winner!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, May 12, 2005

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C. Purdon - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony STR-DE897/S Audio/Video Receiver (Silver) (Electronics)

This is a great unit for the price.

The set up went fairly smoothly. I have to admit that I am not 100% sure that the "sound" is optimized to my listening area, but that is probably due to my own (in)abilities as an audio technician.

The receiver has plenty of power for the 13'x17' room in which it is installed.

The remote is easy to use and I was able to program it to operate all of my other gear except the Comcast HDTV/DVR Cable box.

I "auditioned" similiarly priced Onkyo and Yamaha receivers. At this price point, the Sony was the only receiver with 7.1 capabilities. The Onkyo and Yamaha were good, but the Sony's extra channel was a deciding factor for me.